moment has — finally, the moment has come? he: moment has come finally, the moment has come? tie: moment has come indeed. just finally, the moment has come? tue moment has come indeed. just as we were coming to speak to you, there was kick—off and as i stand now looking at the big screen. all eyes are now on the big screen in the fan zone. it is starting already. it is starting already. to cheers and the jeers. this has been so much build up, so much excitement and so much nervousness around this game. it is the rivalry we have been speaking about in so many sports and now you can add the football to it, the matildas versus the lionesses. england come into this as the european champions. they are a strong and resilient team, even if they haven't been at their most fluid. but the matildas are riding on a huge wave of love and support. they are everything anyone is talking about all over the country, they are on the front and back pages of newspapers and they are playing to a sold—out crowd in stadium australia and a packed fan zone in the heart of sydney. this is familiar territory for england. it is very much the same for the matildas. whoever wins will be going to the final, spot they have never been before in the world cup. tt is been before in the world cup. it is a bombastic— been before in the world cup. it is a bombastic start already, both teams have come out fighting. just remind us how australia have got behind their team? t remind us how australia have got behind their team?— remind us how australia have got behind their team? i have never seen an hinu behind their team? i have never seen anything like — behind their team? i have never seen anything like it- _ behind their team? i have never seen anything like it. i— behind their team? i have never seen anything like it. i have _ behind their team? i have never seen anything like it. i have been - behind their team? i have never seen anything like it. i have been based i anything like it. i have been based here for three years before i left tokyo and i have been back for the tournament. this is a sport driven nation. but they love their rugby, they love their cricket. they have done really well in the netball world cup. but i can safely tell you that the matildas, with their players, the matildas attitude and how they have performed have become a household name. these players are no longer in the fringes, they are right in the centre of attention and they have captured the nation's imagination. in that penalty shoot—out against france, rugby games. so they could watch it. people on aeroplanes were watching it. many have said, the matildas have always been supported, but now it is on a different level, now it is much, much more than football, it is much, much more than football, it is about the legacy of a team that has brought a country behind them and has allowed them to dream up something huge. they would have been happy if the matildas reached the quarterfinals, but when they beat france, the dreams have shot up and now they want them to lift that trophy. this has been a tournament of upsets and surprises. all four former world champions out of the world cup and the remaining teams have never done that before. whoever lifts the trophy there will be a new name and a new team etched on it and etched into the history books of the women's game. tao etched into the history books of the women's game-— etched into the history books of the women's game. too many people are tellin: us women's game. too many people are telling us in _ women's game. too many people are telling us in england _ women's game. too many people are telling us in england it _ women's game. too many people are telling us in england it was _ women's game. too many people are telling us in england it was going - telling us in england it was going to go to penalty, which is not good for our nerves. why is there such a confidence among australia's football fans that they are going to win this one? t football fans that they are going to win this one?— football fans that they are going to win this one? i think they have seen how resilient — win this one? i think they have seen how resilient this _ win this one? i think they have seen how resilient this team _ win this one? i think they have seen how resilient this team is, _ win this one? i think they have seen how resilient this team is, it - win this one? i think they have seen how resilient this team is, it has - how resilient this team is, it has been such a roller—coaster ride. they started with a nervous win against ireland. they lost against nigeria, i was here and it was a big crowd and they were very disappointed. there was absolute silence in the fan zone. then they beat canada and it was a spectacular win. then they went to win against denmark as well to get into the quarterfinals. but, my god, the game against france, the longest and most nerve—racking up penalty shoot—out, you could hear the intake of breath across the country. you could feel everyone was on the edge of their seat. and remember sam kerr, their top goal goal—scorer, who hasn't been around for much of the tournament, yet they have managed to progress. they have seen what the team can do, they have seen them go down i get back up, they have seen how resilient they are. they have connected with the public on such a deep level and now they want to see them go all the way. there is so much belief in that matildas team. we will be back to you shortly, this has to be settled today, one way or the other. at the moment, it is goalless, but things can change very quickly, as we have seen in the other semifinal. goals can pull in at a moment's notice. we'll keep an eye on that and we will take you straight back to that as soon as there any developments. more than 100 people are now known to have been killed in the wildfires that swept the hawaiian island of maui. but there are fears the death toll could double over the next few days. the state's governor, josh green, has been giving more details about the recovery effort. president biden has said he'll visit as soon as he can — though he's been criticised for not going already. anyone with a family member missing in the fires is being asked to give authorities dna samples, to help in the identification process. well from maui, our reporter helena humphrey has this update. one week on from this disaster, still the death toll continues to climb and we're warned that that will likely be the case for quite some time. around 1,300 people on this island, they're unaccounted for. they're still missing. and recovery teams have the grim and painstaking task of combing through the rubble of what was once lahaina, trying to find remains. right now, they say that around 27% of that territory has been covered. the police say they want to get it to 85% by the end of the weekend. but even then, they have that challenge of trying to identify the remains that they find. and they say that in some cases, they will have to carry out dna tests. they'll have to consult dental records. there's even the possibility that in some cases, some people may never be found. in the grenfell tower fire in the uk, it took some five months to identify all of the victims. in the world trade center on 9/11, 40% of victims were never found. the police chief says that when people go in to that community of lahaina, and they come out with ash on their clothes, that is people's loved ones here. and so that is the challenge facing maui right now as it wraps its head around how it might ever recover and rebuild when so many people here are still missing. a state of emergency has been declared in canada's remote northwest territories where wildfires are threatening the provincial capital, yellowknife. a local official said the far northern region was in a crisis situation. four large blazes are burning near yellowknife. it's mayor has urged its 20,000 residents to be on alert. canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season on recor,d forcing the evacuation of more than 160,000 people. prices in the uk are not rising as fast as they were a month ago. but they are still increasing. inflation is now 6.8%, down from 7.9% injune. the news will be a relief to the government which has been wrestling with inflation that's higher than comparable nations. ben boulos has been at a market in birmingham and sent this report. a fall in the rate of inflation is certainly the direction that the government and the bank of england would like to see things go, and as you say, the rate of inflation has dropped to 6.8% in july. that means that things are still more expensive than they were 12 months ago but they are not rising in price, goods and services are not rising in price at quite the sharp rate that they were going up a month before. it's still way above the bank of england's target of 2%, and significantly higher than the rate that the government has pledged to get it down to. it said when inflation was up to 10% it was going to halve it by the end of this year so it's still got a long way to go before it meets that target of around 5%. one of the big falls was in gas and electricity prices. they came down. a lot of businesses of course are locked into longer term deals, that means they don't see the benefit of that straightaway and so they don't have that benefit to pass on in the price they charge customers right away. let's speak to mark tait, who is one of the wholesalers here. mark, what's your sense of price rises easing, is that reflected in your business? yes, absolutely. we have seen the peak, now it's on a downward spiral. certain items of fruit and vegetables and salads as well are easing back because of the weather out in europe, 30 odd degrees, all the fruit is coming on, ripening. so that's coming in our markets. supermarket demand isn't that good because everybody is on holiday. so therefore there is a lot more produce at a much cheaper prices on the wholesale market and at your local green grocer. and if people are trying to grab a bargain because they are feeling cost of living pressures on their household budgets, what are the items that are now cheaper and represent good value? the main thing is berries, strawberries over the next few weeks, you'll see a significant drop in price. a lot of the berries, salad as well is starting to ease back, and clementines and satsumas. new season english produce as well is kicking in, new season english apples, cherries. the next two months, it's going to be a lot easier price wise than anything else we had this year. 0k, mark, thank you very much for speaking to us today. and of course, the key thing that the bank of england looks at is the direction that inflation is going in. we've seen the interest rate being increased to 5.25%. all the expectations are, among many economists, that the rate will increase again later in the autumn. the bank of england feeling that inflation perhaps isn't coming down as quickly or as soon as it would like to see it. and good news for fruit lovers, ben. well, indeed. food lovers who are up early because you've got to be quick. i was surrounded by boxes here just an hour ago, just half an hour ago. look, these are some of the boxes still left to be snapped up. let's have a look inside the stadium australia. it is a very exciting start. it is goalless at the moment but m and stanley has had a very good shot denied by australia's goalkeeper. we have also seen our first yellow card of the match. tensions are high and that is with just over ten minutes played. england's defence getting the ball away. you are watching bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the daughter of captain sir tom moore was paid thousands of pounds for appearances in connection with her late father's charity, an investigation by bbc newsnight has found. hannah ingram—moore helped tojudge two awards ceremonies which featured the captain tom foundation — but the fee was paid to her family business. the charity commission said it is investigating. companies vying to buy the homeware chain wilko — which fell into administration last week — have until today to make an offer. wilko, which has been trading since 1930, has more than 400 shops across the country, and employs 12—and—a—half thousand people. a report by the local government and social care 0mbudsman has found that councils are frequently failing to use their powers to tackle anti—social behaviour. the report features examples including a 13—hour long party that was not stopped, and a man who was not prevented from throwing tennis balls at his neighbour. the local government association said councils are committed to tackling anti—social behaviour. you're live with bbc news. north korea says the us soldier who crossed into its country last month had wanted to seek refuge there — the country's first public acknowledgement of the soldier. state media says travis king harboured ill feelings towards the us army, and american society in general. private king ran across the heavily fortified border with south korea while on a civilian tour of the area. 0ur correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, gave us an update. it's been a month now since this soldier dashed across the border when he was on this tour of the demilitarised zone. and he ran into north korea and effectively has disappeared into north korean custody. and this is the very first we publicly heard from the north koreans who say that travis king has told them that he was being inhumanely treated in the army and he was being racially discriminated against, and also that he was complaining, or he'd become disillusioned, with the inequality in america. and so for these reasons, they say travis king had said that he wanted to either claim asylum in north korea or a third other country. but this is only what the north koreans are telling us travis king has said, because we haven't heard from him directly since he crossed. we haven't seen him. and the pentagon has said earlier that they cannot verify these alleged comments. but there's a couple of things i think worth noting, which is travis king was in trouble with the authorities here in south korea before he crossed, and he was due to be sent back to the us, where he was going to be disciplined by the military, and possibly even discharged. his parents gave an interview to abc news in america just a couple of weeks ago, and they said in this time prior to his return, prior to him crossing, he had said in one of the phone calls that he was experiencing some sort of racism within the military and that his mental state had significantly deteriorated before he crossed. a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog — before being released in exchanges. a dozen former captives described a pattern of extreme violence and ill—treatment, in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. the un human rights office says russia has not allowed its monitors to visit the places where ukrainian captives are being held in the country. for weeks, our correspondent hugo bachega tracked down some of the ukrainians who were held in taganrog to hear their stories. translation: sheer hell. the scariest part was when they called you up for interrogation. how can you describe a place where you are stripped of everything human? these ukrainians were captured by the enemy... translation: they can do anything they want with you physically. - ..and taken to this russian prison in taganrog, a place they now associate with torture. in may last year, the city of mariupol was under siege. artem, a sniper with the azov regiment, wanted to keep on fighting. but ukraine ordered the troops in the azov steelworks to surrender. translation: when | heard - about captivity for the first time, i had the worst images in my head about what could happen. artem was held in taganrog for seven months. he says he was frequently beaten and given electric shocks. he often witnessed other captives suffering, too. translation: after the beatings, | one day i was brought to a room. | i saw a young man holding his hands up. his fingers were bleeding. "did they insert needles under yourfingernails?" i asked. he said yes. for weeks i tracked down ukrainians who had been taken to taganrog and came back. people like irina, who is now a conscript officer in the military. she was a combat medic when she surrendered. she says not even the women were spared the brutality of the guards. translation: they dragged us by our hair. _ they beat us in the kidneys, in the ribs, with hammers and batons. how do you describe taganrog? translation: only devils live and work there. - this is dennis, a military surgeon. he tells me people were beaten as soon as they arrived, in rooms, hallways, and even in the shower. he was left with three broken ribs and could barely breathe. translation: they threw me on the floor, ordered me - to not lift my head up, and gave me electric shocks until they discharged the entire taser battery on me. you are convulsing. if you lift your head off the floor they start beating you. and the circle never ends. up to 10,000 ukrainian prisoners of war are believed to remain in russian captivity, including hundreds of the asov defenders. many are being held in prisons across the country, a violation of the rules of war. here campaigns like this one are fighting for their freedom and for russia to protect their rights. ukraine says nine in every ten prisoners who have been returned allege they were tortured. this is the biggest challenge for me now, how to protect our people on russian side. and i don't know how and nobody knows how we can do it. the russian defence ministry hasn't replied to our requests for comment. but prisoner swaps like this one give hope to families still waiting to see their loved ones again. how do you recover from all of this? translation: i'm currently - undergoing treatment and my priority is to take care of my health so i can put on my uniform, pick up my weapons and defend my country. the battles in this war continue not only on the front lines, but also in the lives of ukrainians trying to overcome so much cruelty. hugo bachega, bbc news, kiev. the leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four—year investigation and a trial in nigeria. they ve pleaded guilty to smuggling the scales of african pangolins, which conservationists say are being hunted to extinction. described as "top of the pyramid" of traffickers, they were responsible for half of the illegal trade in pangolin scales. steve swann talks to one of the people who went undercover to bring down the network in this exclusive report. an african wildlife trafficker with something to say. on a video call he shows sacks full of pangolin scales. he does not realise that the woman he is calling is not a buyer, she is an undercover investigator. within days this compound in nigeria is rated. in nigeria is raided. it's the third largest seizure of pangolin scales by the nigerian customs authorities in the past three years. tonnes of pangolin scales and elephant ivory were seized. now the leaders of a major trafficking gang have been convicted of wildlife crime. outwitted by fake buyers and sting operations, a four—year global investigation run by a small charity in the netherlands. we meet the young woman who went undercover to help bring the network down. van, not her real name, does not want to be identified. you met these people physically. were you afraid? voice-over: i was nervous for about 20 seconds, - but then after that i thought, "i can do this". i love animals and wildlife is my passion. the animals mean nothing to them. pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world. here a south african police raid finds one but it does not survive. it is estimated a million pangolins have been killed by traffickers in the last decade. their meat is eaten in africa, their scales used in traditional medicine in china. investigators were given a rare opportunity to disrupt the illegal wildlife trade during the coronavirus pandemic. that's because shipments slowed down in the lockdown and west african traffickers, who would usually stayed hidden, turned to social media to look for clients. and that made them and their customers vulnerable. here you see them offering elephant ivory for sale. and those are pangolin scales. i'm looking at the lines she has pulled off as potential targets. a massive intelligence operation helped identify buyers based in vietnam. they were put under surveillance and followed to africa when they travelled to buy more pangolin scales. in these video calls, traffickers incriminate themselves. an undercover officer, whose voice is disguised, pretends to be a buyer and asks... did you buy something else in nigeria? nigeria, only pangolin. you got it shipped to vietnam, the 20 tonnes? yes. soon after this video was recorded the men were arrested. they've now pleaded guilty to trading in pangolin scales and elephant ivory. i can't underestimate the value of the trial. not only to nigeria, but to vietnam, south africa, mozambique and to wildlife in africa, these guys are the top of the pyramid. finally, after years of feeling untouchable because of corruption and lack of police resources, the wildlife traffickers are under pressure. although the leader of this west african network is still at large. steve swann, bbc news. let's go back to live pictures of england fans in london watching the big match. it is still goalless, but some big things to take in. first of all, australia dominating the possession with nearly 70%. england should have scored by now. georgia stanway was up against the australian keeper. people will say it is either a good save or a bad miss. and england is on a yellow card, she is marking sam kerr. it is a very close match and as you can see, those england fans probably apprehensive as they watch this match. we are about 20 minutes from half—time, so stay with us here for all the news and coverage on bbc news. hello again. today we are looking at a lot of dry weather. there are a few showers in the forecast, but many of us will miss them. they are fewer and further between than they were yesterday, but what is high is the pollen levels across england and wales. we are talking weed pollen at the moment. now, we've got a fair bit of cloud across parts of northern scotland, around the moray forth, aberdeenshire and caithness and as we go through the day, a bit more fair weather cloud will bubble up, producing some showers, but it will be fairly isolated. temperatures 1a in the north, to about 26 as we push down towards the south. into this evening and overnight eventually a lot of those showers will fade, but we will hang on to a fair bit of cloud across scotland, northern england, down towards the midlands and across the pennines there will also be some hill fog. but it's not going to be a cold night. overnight lows between nine and about 1k degrees. that takes us into tomorrow. tomorrow, high pressure is still firmly in charge of our weather. we can see from the isobars the breeze is coming from the south—east, we are dragging in the warmer air from the near continent right the way across our shores, but we start off with the overnight cloud which should thin and break, and then we will see the sun come through. again, some scattered showers, a lot of us are missing them, and these are our temperatures. 20 in stornoway, 23 glasgow, in liverpool and birmingham the top temperatures likely to be about 27 in central southern england. friday sees two weather fronts coming our way. they're both going to be bringing in some rain, which will be thundery. eventually it looks like they are going to merge. ahead of them there will be a lot of cloud, and that clouds thickens and brings us some drizzle. sunnier skies across northern scotland and parts of eastern england, but you can see the direction the rain is coming in from. the other thing is sea breezes along the north sea coastline, so here it will be cooler. highs of 26 of 27 as we push down towards the south—east. now, into saturday, very warm start to the day. the rain continuing to push northwards into the far north of scotland, leaving us with a largely dry day. again, a lot of sunshine, just one or two showers here and there, with highs up to about 26, but that 26 will feel fresher than it's going to do on friday. then the outlook, there will still be one or two showers around, but have a look at how settled the weather is as we go through the middle of the week. temperatures down a touch, but still feeling pleasantly warm in any sunshine. uk inflation drops sharply to 6.8% injuly, but will it stop interest rates rising further? and suited and booted. we take a walk down london's famous saville row where formal fashion is back in business. welcome to world business report, i'm tadhg enright. let's start here in the uk where the latest inflation figures have just come out showing a marked decline in the pace of price rises. with the consumer prices index coming in at 6.8% injuly. let's not pop any champagne corks just yet because that's still well above the bank of england target rate of 2%. ttat�*s the pace of price rises which is seen as healthy for the economy. but compare it to the near 8% figure recorded in the year tojune, and progress is being made. the data will of course be pored over by the bank of england as it considers its next move on the cost of borrowing. the current uk base rate of interest is 5.25%. and although the fall in price rises is a welcome development, it does not mean a further increase won't come. let's not forget that yesterday we heard that average uk wages